Stanley Allan Sherman is a graduate of, Ecole Jacque Lecoq, Theatre, Mime Movement in Paris France. He was in the original cast of the Off Broadway Hit Show,Grandma Sylvia's Funeral that ran for 3 1/2 years. On NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien he has been in over 41 comedy bits as well as in other TV programs and films. He is known for his solo clown and commedia style shows that toured around the country and the featured show in many festivals for over 25 years. Stanley Allan Sherman's AERO SHOW Featuring The Star Spangled Banner was critic's choice in the Los Angles Times. He was a teacher and mask maker in the late 70 under the direction of the master of Commedia dell'Arte, Carlo Mazzone-Clementi at Dell'Arte School of Mime and Comedy in Blue Lake, California. As a master leather craftsman he has been making commedia masks since 1976 and created the world famous Mankind Mask (the Arlecchino of the WWF) for the World Wrestling Federation. He had the longest running exhibition in the history of the NY Lincoln Center Museum of the Performing Arts. As a leather craftsman he has traded leather techniques and secrets with leather workers from around the world. Stanley directed and developed the children's show Bride of Beowulf, which toured for over 3 years. Just directed and developed "Gautham" in his solo Clown Show that finished a three month tour of China and now is on tour in Japan. He has written three plays, is a member of the Association of Theatre Artists and Craftspeople. His mask making web site is www.maskarts.com.

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